Los Angeles Lakers seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. The Laker franchise began its existence as the Detroit Gems basketball team of the National Basketball League (NBL). In 1947, the franchise was relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Before the 1960–1961 NBA season, the Lakers moved to Los Angeles, California becoming the NBA's first west coast team.

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, % = Win–Loss %

Season	W	L	%	Playoffs	Results
Detroit Gems (NBL) (Not included in W/L totals)
1946-47	4	40	.091
Minneapolis Lakers (NBL) (Not included in W/L totals)
1947-48	43	17	.717	Won First Round Won NBL Semifinals Won NBL Championship	Minneapolis 3, Oshkosh 1 Minneapolis 2, Tri-Cities 0 Minneapolis 3, Rochester 1
Minneapolis Lakers (BAA) (Included in W/L totals)
1948-49	44	16	.733	Won First Round Won BAA Semifinals Won BAA Finals	Minneapolis 2, Chicago 0 Minneapolis 2, Rochester 0 Minneapolis 4, Syracuse 2
Minneapolis Lakers (NBA)
1949-50	51	17	.750	Won First-Place Game Won Division Semifinals Won Division Finals Won NBA Semifinals Won NBA Finals	Minneapolis over Rochester Minneapolis 2, Chicago 0 Minneapolis 2, Ft. Wayne 0 Minneapolis 2, Anderson 0 Minneapolis 4, Syracuse 2
1950-51	44	24	.647	Won Division Semifinals Lost Division Finals	Minneapolis 2, Indianapolis 1 Rochester 3 Minneapolis 1
1951-52	40	26	.606	Won Division Semifinals Won Division Finals Won NBA Finals	Minneapolis 2, Indianapolis 0 Minneapolis 3, Rochester 1 Minneapolis 4, New York 3
1952-53	48	22	.686	Won Division Semifinals Won Division Finals Won NBA Finals	Minneapolis 2, Indianapolis 0 Minneapolis 3, Ft. Wayne 2 Minneapolis 4, New York 1
1953-54	46	26	.639	Round-Robin Round-Robin Won Division Finals Won NBA Finals	Minneapolis 3-0 over Rochester and Ft. Wayne Minneapolis 2, Rochester 1 Minneapolis 4, Syracuse 3
1954-55	40	32	.556	Won Division Semifinals Lost Division Finals	Minneapolis 2, Rochester 1 Ft. Wayne 3, Minneapolis 1
1955-56	33	39	.458	Won Second-Place Game Lost Division Semifinals	Minneapolis over St. Louis St. Louis 2, Minneapolis 1
1956-57	34	38	.472	Lost Division Tiebreaker Won Division Semifinals Lost Division Finals	St. Louis over Minneapolis Minneapolis 2, Ft. Wayne 0 St. Louis 3, Minneapolis 0
1957-58	19	53	.264
1958-59	33	39	.458	Won Division Semifinals Won Division Finals Lost NBA Finals	Minneapolis 2, Detroit 1 Minneapolis 4, St. Louis 2 Boston 4, Minneapolis 0
1959-60	25	50	.333	Won Division Semifinals Lost Division Finals	Minneapolis 2, Detroit 0 St. Louis 4, Minneapolis 3
Los Angeles Lakers
1960-61	36	43	.456	Won Division Semifinals Lost Division Finals	Los Angeles 2, Detroit 0 St. Louis 4, Los Angeles 3
1961-62	54	26	.675	Won Division Finals Lost NBA Finals	Los Angeles 3, Detroit 2 Boston 4, Los Angeles 3
1962-63	53	27	.663	Won Division Finals Lost NBA Finals	Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 3 Boston 4, Los Angeles 2
1963-64	42	38	.525	Lost Division Semifinals	St. Louis 3, Los Angeles 2
1964-65	49	31	.613	Won Division Finals Lost NBA Finals	Los Angeles 4, Baltimore 2 Boston 4, Los Angeles 1
1965-66	45	35	.563	Won Division Finals Lost NBA Finals	Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 3 Boston 4, Los Angeles 3
1966-67	36	45	.444	Lost Division Semifinals	San Francisco 3, Los Angeles 0
1967-68	52	30	.634	Won Division Semifinals Won Division Finals Lost NBA Finals	Los Angeles 4, Chicago 1 Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 0 Boston 4, Los Angeles 2
1968-69	55	27	.671	Won Division Semifinals Won Division Finals Lost NBA Finals	Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 2 Los Angeles 4, Atlanta 1 Boston 4, Los Angeles 3
1969-70	46	36	.561	Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Lost NBA Finals	Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 3 Los Angeles 4, Atlanta 0 New York 4, Los Angeles 3
1970-71	48	34	.585	Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals	Los Angeles 4, Chicago 3 Milwaukee 4, Los Angeles 1
1971-72	69	13	.841	Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	Los Angeles 4, Chicago 0 Los Angeles 4, Milwaukee 2 Los Angeles 4, New York 1
1972-73	60	22	.732	Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Lost NBA Finals	Los Angeles 4, Chicago 3 Los Angeles 4, Golden State 1 New York 4, Los Angeles 1
1973-74	47	35	.573	Lost First Round	Milwaukee 4, Los Angeles 1
1974-75	30	52	.366
1975-76	40	42	.488
1976-77	53	29	.646	Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals	Los Angeles 4, Golden State 3 Portland 4, Los Angeles 0
1977-78	45	37	.549	Lost First Round	Seattle 2, Los Angeles 1
1978-79	47	35	.573	Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals	Los Angeles 2, Denver 1 Seattle 4, Los Angeles 1
1979-80	60	22	.732	Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 1 Los Angeles 4, Seattle 1 Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 2
1980-81	54	28	.659	Lost First Round	Houston 2, Los Angeles 1
1981-82	57	25	.695	Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 0 Los Angeles 4, San Antonio 0 Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 2
1982-83	58	24	.707	Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Lost NBA Finals	Los Angeles 4, Portland 1 Los Angeles 4, San Antonio 2 Philadelphia 4, Los Angeles 0
1983-84	54	28	.659	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Lost NBA Finals	Los Angeles 3, Kansas City 0 Los Angeles 4, Dallas 1 Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 2 Boston 4, Los Angeles 3
1984-85	62	20	.756	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	LA Lakers 3, Phoenix 0 LA Lakers 4, Portland 1 LA Lakers 4, Denver 1 LA Lakers 4, Boston 2
1985-86	62	20	.756	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals	LA Lakers 3, San Antonio 0 LA Lakers 4, Dallas 2 Houston 4, LA Lakers 1
1986-87	65	17	.793	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	LA Lakers 3, Denver 0 LA Lakers 4, Golden State 1 LA Lakers 4, Seattle 0 LA Lakers 4, Boston 2
1987-88	62	20	.756	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	LA Lakers 3, San Antonio 0 LA Lakers 4, Utah 3 LA Lakers 4, Dallas 3 LA Lakers 4, Detroit 3
1988-89	57	25	.695	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Lost NBA Finals	LA Lakers 3, Portland 0 LA Lakers 4, Seattle 0 LA Lakers 4, Phoenix 0 Detroit 4, LA Lakers 0
1989-90	63	19	.768	Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals	LA Lakers 3, Houston 1 Phoenix 4, LA Lakers 1
1990-91	58	24	.707	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Lost NBA Finals	LA Lakers 3, Houston 0 LA Lakers 4, Golden State 1 LA Lakers 4, Portland 2 Chicago 4, LA Lakers 1
1991-92	43	39	.524	Lost First Round	Portland 3, LA Lakers 1
1992-93	39	43	.476	Lost First Round	Phoenix 3, LA Lakers 2
1993-94	33	49	.402
1994-95	48	34	.585	Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals	L.A. Lakers 3, Seattle 1 San Antonio 4, L.A. Lakers 2
1995-96	53	29	.646	Lost First Round	Houston 3, L.A. Lakers 1
1996-97	56	26	.683	Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals	L.A. Lakers 3, Portland 1 Utah 4, L.A. Lakers 1
1997-98	61	21	.744	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals	L.A. Lakers 3, Portland 1 L.A. Lakers 4, Seattle 1 Utah 4, L.A. Lakers 0
1998-99	31	19	.620	Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals	L.A. Lakers 3, Houston 1 San Antonio 4, L.A. Lakers 0
1999-2000	67	15	.817	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	L.A. Lakers 3, Sacramento 2 L.A. Lakers 4, Phoenix 1 L.A. Lakers 4, Portland 3 L.A. Lakers 4, Indiana 2
2000-01	56	26	.683	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	L.A. Lakers 3, Portland 0 L.A. Lakers 4, Sacramento 0 L.A. Lakers 4, San Antonio 0 L.A. Lakers 4, Philadelphia 1
2001-02	58	24	.707	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals	L.A. Lakers 3, Portland 0 L.A. Lakers 4, San Antonio 1 L.A. Lakers 4, Sacramento 3 L.A. Lakers 4, New Jersey 0
2002-03	50	32	.610	Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals	L.A. Lakers 4, Minnesota 2 San Antonio 4, L.A. Lakers 2
2003-04	56	26	.683	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Lost NBA Finals	L.A. Lakers 4, Houston 1 L.A. Lakers 4, San Antonio 2 L.A. Lakers 4, Minnesota 2 Detroit 4, LA Lakers 1
2004-05	34	48	.415
2005-06	45	37	.549	Lost First Round	Phoenix 4, L.A. Lakers 3
2006-07	42	40	.519	Lost First Round	Phoenix 4, L.A. Lakers 1
2007-08	57	25	.695	Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals NBA Finals	L.A. Lakers 4, Denver 0 L.A. Lakers 4, Utah 2 L.A. Lakers 4, San Antonio 1 L.A. Lakers 0, Boston 2
Totals	2905	1824	.614
Playoffs	393	261	.601

v • d • e NBA season-by-season team history
Eastern Conference			Western Conference
Atlantic	Central	Southeast	Northwest	Pacific	Southwest
Boston Celtics	Chicago Bulls	Atlanta Hawks	Denver Nuggets	Golden State Warriors	Dallas Mavericks
New Jersey Nets	Cleveland Cavaliers	Charlotte Bobcats	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Clippers	Houston Rockets
New York Knicks	Detroit Pistons	Miami Heat	Portland Trail Blazers	Los Angeles Lakers	Memphis Grizzlies
Philadelphia 76ers	Indiana Pacers	Orlando Magic	Seattle SuperSonics	Phoenix Suns	New Orleans Hornets
Toronto Raptors	Milwaukee Bucks	Washington Wizards	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings	San Antonio Spurs

v • d • e Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles, California The Franchise Franchise • Team History • All-Time roster • Draft history • Seasons • Records • Current season Arenas Minneapolis Auditorium • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • Great Western Forum • Staples Center Coaches Kundla • Mikan • Kundla • Castellani • Pollard • Schaus • van Breda Kolff • Mullaney • Sharman • West • McKinney • Westhead • Riley • Dunleavy • Pfund • Johnson • Harris • Rambis • Jackson • Tomjanovich • Hamblen • Jackson D-League Affiliate Los Angeles D-Fenders Administration Dr. Jerry Buss (Majority Owner) • Mitch Kupchak (Vice President & GM of Basketball Ops.) • Phil Jackson (Head Coach) • Anschutz Entertainment Group (Minority Owner) Notable Figures Kareem Abdul-Jabbar • Elgin Baylor • Kobe Bryant • Wilt Chamberlain • Michael Cooper • Derek Fisher • Gail Goodrich • Chick Hearn • Magic Johnson • Clyde Lovellette • Slater Martin • George Mikan • Vern Mikkelsen • Lamar Odom • Shaquille O'Neal • Jim Pollard • Kurt Rambis • Byron Scott • Nick Van Exel • Jerry West • Jamaal Wilkes • James Worthy Retired Numbers 13 • 22 • 25 • 32 • 33 • 42 • 44 • Chick Hearn (Microphone) Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers (Mikan, Mikkelsen, Martin, Lovellette, Pollard, Coach Kundla) NBA Championships (14) 1949 • 1950 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1972 • 1980 • 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • 1988 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 Rivals Boston Celtics • Detroit Pistons • Philadelphia 76ers • Phoenix Suns • Sacramento Kings • San Antonio Spurs • Utah Jazz

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